And of these two it was the fate of Bogese, partly because of a close, if hostile, involvement with the well-publicised heroics of Kennedy and Bennett, to become the more notorious. In Bill Bennett’s crisply stated opinion, Bogese was ‘just a bloody traitor’, and as such deserved nothing but reprobation and lasting ill repute. Bennett had

2025年3月5日 · Historians of Solomon Islands in the Second World War often approach the legacy of George Bogese through the lens of wartime loyalty and collaboration.

2025年3月14日 · George Bogese is one such figure whose legacy has been largely defined by his wartime activities. In a recent article published in The Journal of Pacific History, Anna Annie Kwai challenges this perspective, advocating for a “decolonized” understanding of …

George Bogese wounds. Three days later a Catholic missionary, Desmond Scanlon from Visale on Guadalcanal, visited Savo and gave food and clothing to the pair. He also advised Bogese and others to look after them properly, "otherwise there will be a row with the Japanese authorities," and before leaving wrote

2025年3月4日 · A brief biography of George Bogese, based on his writing, foregrounds his story independently of those stories of his rival Donald Kennedy Footnote 11 or more celebrated veterans such as Jacob Vouza and William (Bill) Bennett.

We're so proud of our colleague, Annie Kwai, for this article on George Bogese. Annie uses archival materials to challenge historical and colonial narratives of Bogese. The full article is in English, with a Solomon Islands Pijin translation as well. Both are available on open access. Links in the original post.

George Bogese, a native medic assisting Lief Schroeder, was arrested by the Japanese when he demanded payment for treating two badly burned Japanese sailors. Threatened with execution, he told the Japanese everything he knew about the coast watcher network.

2018年4月25日 · The first indigenous medical practitioner in the Solomon Islands, George Bogese’s story is one of success and rejection. While being held in an internment camp in Australia for treason for supporting the Japanese during the Second World War, George Bogese under the supervision of anthropologist Professor A. P. Elkin wrote about the history ...

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